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A unique, last-minute fight has come together on the eve of World Series of Fighting 21.
Here's the deal: Middleweights Matt Baker and Marcus Hicks were scheduled to fight Friday night in a prelim bout on the card in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. However, on Thursday, Hicks was ruled out of the fight due to complications with his weight cut, according to WSOF officials. As a result, Thiago Goncalves, who was in Edmonton to corner Baker and has been sharing a room with him all week long, has agreed to fight his teammate on a day's notice, WSOF officials confirmed with MMAFighting.com.
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Melvin Guillard never saw the end coming until the morning he awoke and it was already lurching through his front door. Sometimes, that's just how it goes. Close your eyes and you're a 10-year UFC lifer, open them eight hours later and you're unemployed.

With the UFC heading to Brazil on Aug. 1 with Ronda Rousey vs. undefeated contender Bethe Correia, officials from fellow Las Vegas-based MMA promotion WSOF have elected to go head-to-head with their most auspicious card to date.

WSOF women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar was considered by many to be the number one fighter in her weight class prior to the UFC launching their own women’s 115 pound division. Aguilar now appears to be on her way to an opportunity to prove her point.
WSOF announced via a press release that they have released Aguilar (19-4) from her contract to allow her to pursue opportunities worthy of her talent.

The weigh-ins for “AXS TV: RFA vs. Legacy Superfight” took place today and, while not every fighter was able to hit the mark, the two men vying for the AXS TV flyweight superfight championship both made weight.